BASEMENT OFFICE RENOVATION: PART TWO!

WHEW IT HAS BEEN A HOT SECOND SINCE I POSTED ABOUT OUR BASEMENT OFFICE RENOVATION! We had a few setbacks with the building of our new rooms but we did it. They’re finally done and ready for furniture! I wanted to share this in-between stage – where the rooms are complete but not yet decorated so I can focus on sharing the actual build information before I link to all the furniture + decor! Let’s jump into this.

BASEMENT OFFICE RENOVATION: PART TWO!

DID YOU MISS PART ONE? READ IT HERE.

What did the total renovation cost you?

Before decoration + furniture, it cost us around $7500. $5300 went to our contractors, $1500 went to our floors, $1200 in paint, baseboards, material, hardware. We did our best to be as dollar conscious as possible during this time so that we could decorate exactly how we wanted it.

After decoration + furniture, it landed around $8800. Our overall goal was to finish the basement under $10000 and we did it! With about $1200 to spare. We will use that remaining budget to add more shelves + storage to our laundry room.

We also bought 2 electric heaters from e-heat at the recommendation of our contractors. We LOVE them! They’re so slim and they hardly use any energy. We each have one in our offices. Jack has a heating vent in his playroom so he didn’t need one.

What did you do + what did the contractors do?

CONTRACTORS: We had the contractors do the electrical (new lights + electric box) framing of the entire room, drywall, window well dry wall, ceiling paint, trim and priming for paint.

US: We did the floors, baseboards, painting and hardware ourselves.

We opted to do as much as we could with the time + expertise that we have. Adam COULD have done the dry wall, but we knew we didn’t have the time to dedicate to it and we knew we’d be renting tools as well. The cost of the tools + our time/labor wasn’t worth it to us. PLUS – we’d be learning how to do some things on the fly and we didn’t want to risk anything being non-compliant.

For paint colors – we went with Mindful Gray from Sherwin Williams for Adam’s office and the playroom. We also have almost our entire top floor in Mindful Gray! It’s a very pretty neutral grey. For my office, I wanted something lighter but not WHITE. I wanted contrast between the walls and the white trim. I went with Origami White for the walls and it was the BEST decision. It’s the lightest shade of grey with neutral undertones and it looks perfect in this room. It’s light and bright and clean without being sterile!!

FINAL LOOK BEFORE WE DECORATE!

Here are our before + afters of each room – Adam’s office, my office, and Jack’s new playroom:

ADAM’S BEFORE/AFTER

TAYLOR’S BEFORE/AFTER

JACK’S BEFORE/AFTER

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Don’t forget to pin this for basement remodel inspiration if you plan on doing something similar for yourself!!